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ELECTORAL SYSTEM |
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| Chamber: | ||||||
| Tshogdu | ||||||
| Electoral Law: | ||||||
| 1 January 1900 | ||||||
| Royal Decree of 30 June 2007 | ||||||
| Constituencies: | ||||||
| 47 single-member constituencies | ||||||
| Voting System: | ||||||
| Single-member plurality system ("first-past-the-post") Vacancies arising between general elections are filled through by-elections. Voting is not compulsory. |
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| Voter requirements: | ||||||
| - Bhutanese citizenship, including through naturalization - Age: at least 18 years old on election day - Residence in the constituency at least one year prior to election Qualified voters who are on diplomatic assignments, working in Bhutanese Embassies, on special duty abroad, their spouses and dependants, civil servants, students and those serving in the armed forces, officials on election duty and voters specifically permitted by the Election Commission in consultation with the government can vote through postal ballots. Disqualifications: - Persons who are mentally unfit or specifically barred from voting under the laws of the country. - Imprisonment |
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| Eligibility: | ||||||
| - Bhutanese citizenship, including through naturalization - Age: minimum of 25 years and maximum of 65 years at the time of registration - Registration in the constituency concerned - University degree - Members of political parties Ineligibilities: - Members of the Royal Family - Members of the armed forces - Civil servants - Clergymen - Executives and members of the Electoral Commission - Persons married to non-Bhutanese nationals - Conviction for crime, bribery, or electoral offence - Persons who are mentally unfit or specifically barred from voting under the laws of the country. |
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| Incompatibilities: | ||||||
| - Head of State - Members of the other chamber - Ministers of State - Holders of public office - Civil servants (at the national level) - Executives and members of the Electoral Commission - Chief of electoral staff - Members of the armed forces - Members of the police forces - Clergymen *The incompatibilities cited above are valid during the term of office. - Holders of temporary entry permits - Undocumented immigrants - Insanity/mental illness |
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